Improvement in stock-cars



GEORGE ``WASHINGTON FOX, OF LARAMIE, NYOMIN G TERRITORY.

IMPROVEMENT IN STOCK-CARS.

Specification formino; part of Letters Patent No. 114.795, dated May 16, i811.

To all-'whom it may concern:

` Beit known that I, GEORGE WASHINGTON FOX, of Laramie, in the county of Albany and Territory of Wyoming, have inventedl a new and usefullmprovement in Stock-Cars; andl do hereby declare that the following is a full clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the ac-` companyhi g drawing, forming part of this specication. My invention relates to stock-cars and consists inV certain improvements, which will be irst described in connection with all that is necessary to a full understanding thereof, and then clearly pointed out in the claim.

" The object-of my invention is to provideV for. the better transporting of beef-cattle from the western 'prairies' and mountains and valleys to the scaboard markets without su'ering or having to unload or reload them, thereby enabling me to deliver them to the markets in a sound, healthy condition. My invention will be valuable, also, for shipping-horses or mules,

and yintime of war would be indispensable.

Figure 1 is a side viewof my improved car, partly in section and partlyinelevation. Fig.' 2 is a transverse section of the car, showing in what manner the timbers are put together to vform the doors, Ways, spaces for feed-racks,

provender-lofts, Ste. Fig. 3 is a View, partly I in plan and partly in horizontal section, showing the water buckets .or troughs, and hose for connecting with the tank, said hose connecting `with pipes to receive and conduct the water through the car, and connecting with sections sponding parts.

The cross-pieces A, liig. 2, mort-iscd into the Stringer-s B, arc for the purpose of supporting the post-s C, Fig. 3, which are placed alternately with two posts, l) 1),on one side of the car, and one ou the other, as supports for the alternate partitions A A2, the others being supported by posts D. The posts C Dare `each grooycd for thel purpose oi.' securing'thc bars of the; cross-parti tions which separate the 'space iz'ito'stalls. AThese posts contain a niche,

.around the head of said pipe.

end is a strap, a, and buckle b, 'with which to openinganto the grooves at the top, one foot in length, for the purpose of inserting and removingthe partition-bars. The posts D are plain, forming one side of the doorway, and being set six niches, or thereabouhfrom the line of partition toward the feed-rack E, thereby making the' door so much wider than the stalls, for the 'purpose of admitting largehorned cattle easily, also for making greater space for ventilation. The posts C are set one l foot (more or less) towardthe center of car from the outer edge. The cross-pieces F for the support of the racks arefranied into the y posts!) andlD' andthe joists Gr. The jo'sts G are to -support the iloor of the provende'rloft- The. posts D, being framed to the rail I, extend to the top and support the roof; the tops of posts D are framed fo rail I, and do not extendabove;v the tops of posts C are framed to joists G. The timbersfor the roof are framed together so' that the rafters o and the cross-pieces K form openings for doors Kl on the roof, one-halfof which are over the loftoor and one-half over the'feed-rack', giving space to reach the provender andll the feedraeks from the-topof the car, over which openings are made through the floor of the provender-space K2. The spaces between the 'joists G, the cross-pieces F', and. rails I- form the openings in door of loft over eachfced# Every alternate one should bc well braced.

f Braces should also be placed between the posts D and D', extending two feet high from ,the

iioor, also across the ends of car.

The hose L, Fig. 3, is fastened to the cnd ot pipe L by a screw-band, which tits snugly secure'it to the tank. A small rope, d, also connccted'with the hose, secures the connection lnoreiirnily by bein g wound a fcw times around with thel strap. L is the pipe which extends around the iioor of lot't K2. This pipe has feeders 0 attached 'above the head ot each stall. These feeders extend down ihc post l), through the cross-piece F', which keeps it iirin and conducts thc water to the luulfkct or trough l?. A pipe, Q, extends from the bott-oni of the trough or bucket down through tlic iioor, with On the loose l quired .Ventilation La cock at the end to hold the water, Ur to draw off the. surplus water in freezing weather.

The water is forced to each trough or bucket at the same time by the ,pressure of water in the tank, with which the hose is to be connect-- from the outside at keyhole W, thus leaving? the surface of the car smooth for the doors to work either way. The doors X are made to fit against the frame, sinking in iiush with the outer surface, leaving nothing for sparks ofv fire to catch against... These doors X'need not be opened only to fill the loft with prove-nder. The doors K1 are situated nearly directly over the openings in the door or loft for the feedracks, for the purpose of lling said racks with provender as theanimals may want it. These doors are raised from the roof forthey purpose of shedding water. They are also made to fitl downin the scuttle-hole, aswell as to cover over it, thus making the loft perfectly tight'and fire-proef. e are bars to' keep animals from backing against the door.

The parti ons between the stalls are made of hard-wood plank, the ends of which slide in the grooves of Aposts G and D, as heretofore described. The partit-ions have a hand-hole at either end, by which they can be removed 2 faunes ,without -entering the carby using the pikehooks shown in Fig. 4, one man being at each sideof car toplaee a pike-hook in the handhole, and raise the partition to the top of post, and take it out of the 'groove at the niche for that pur ose.

'Gent-L stock may be loaded in this car all at one door by having the partitions down, and putting them up as the animals are led to ltheir places. They may be unloaded in the same manner by taking .the partitions down as ,they are zledv out. In shipping valuable 'stock every alternate partition may be taken out,thus giving them double stalls. Wild,

ferocious stock can be put through the doors in their respective stalls, after which there 1s r no' need of entering the lcar to take care of them. In unloading ferocious animals it vis necessary to use the pike-hooks and removel the partitions held by the posts C for letting two animals out at a time, each passing out at the door the other camev'in at, or passing nearly directly forward through the car, in-

stead o f backing them .outtv The next are led out in the same mannenand so on to thevlast.v Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat# elif. Y y.

The series of stalls, sliding doors, doorwavys` wider than the stalls, and movable partitions, all relatively arranged in a ,stockfca-r, as andfor the purpose described. f GEORGE W. FOX. j

Witnesses:

C. R. LE ROY,

J. S. PFEIFFEB. 

